My name is Maxine, and I’ve been living with lupus for the last 6 years. It all started when I was a young girl of only 12, when I suddenly began feeling fatigued, achy, and feverish. The doctors initially said I was just fighting off a virus, but I never seemed to fully recover. As …
I never heard of Psoriatic Arthritis until the day I was diagnosed with it. I was only 19 and suddenly, my life had been changed forever. Arthritis was something I always assumed was an older person’s disease and something I’d never have to worry about, but that wasn’t the case. The diagnosis came as a …
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The thing I’ve learned from having Croup is that resilience is key. It’s been a long road, and I’m so grateful for the medical team that helped me through it. When I first heard the diagnosis, I was scared and overwhelmed. But I started to remember all the lessons I had learned about perseverance, and …
I felt tired all the time and I had no energy. I knew something was wrong but the doctors couldn’t tell me what. I was too weak to even take a walk. It was only then that I got the diagnosis of iron deficiency anaemia. It was a shock, but I was determined to get …
